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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Idk OP, comes across as ungrateful and yes I’m jealous. I’d love to get the bonus, I was up for 5 pay skips this year and of course missed it by a point.

I hate it when people are like ‘I hate impact but I accept the bonus and benefits.’

I might be a unicorn here but I don’t hate all of Impact. It’s really just how much the EP score is worth and CSC. Why should be be forced to commit to our school outside of our jobs…

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I get that. And it stinks. 
Fwiw once you opt into the bonus you can’t opt out. So when I was young I thought ‘why not- this is fun’. And now I’m older/wiser. I’ll give you my bonus- not kidding. But I left bottom 40 schools so it’s not huge.
To me getting highly effective is like getting a thumbs up from a passerby on the street. I don’t value the rubric so getting a good score means nothing. Plus- it’s a game, but one that hurts kids and adults. When we incentivize lying it hurts kids. I teach self contained and a parent came to me one year because her daughter (who didn’t know her letter sounds) had tested @ 2nd grade level in TRC @ end of the previous year. That was a wretched IEP meeting- where we had to tell mom- no, your daughter isn’t on grade level… and the teacher who fed you that lie is now an IC. 
We all deserve better [/quote]

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